Akos Buzsaky has shaken off a dead leg and starts at a bitterly cold Bloomfield Road.

On the downside, Michael Mancienne misses out with a hamstring strain and there is no place in the 16 for Sampsa Timoska, who is ruled out due to illness.

In the absence of the suspended Dexter Blackstock, Chelsea loanee Ben Sahar partners Rowan Vine in attack.

Under-18 goalkeeper Chris Goodchild is named on the R's bench, in the absence of Jake Cole, who did not travel due to illness.

Blackpool: Rachubka, Crainey, Southern, Jackson, Hoolahan, Jorgensen, Gorkss, Welsh, Barker, Burgess, Slusarski.

Subs: Evatt, Parker, Morrell, Taylor-Fletcher, Fox.

QPR: Camp, Barker, Stewart, Bolder, Buzsaky, Rowlands, Malcolm, Vine, Sahar, Leigertwood, Sinclair.

Subs: Nardiello, Ainsworth, Bailey, Nygaard, Goodchild.